Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 351 Future
Even before hearing the story of his past experiences, Liang Yu had already felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

Clearly, the method used in the past is very similar to that of the later Amitabha Buddha Emperor. However, there are still quite a few differences between the two.

What they have in common is that they all spent a considerable amount of time developing their sects, using the power of faith as a bond to create a positive cycle between their followers and the Buddhist holy sites they chose, in order to make these special terrains indestructible and resist the impact of attacks on the path to immortality.

In general, their approach is to unite the power of all living beings to achieve immortality together.

The difference is that Amitabha Buddha found the wondrous Mount Sumeru, so the effect was much better than before. Even though there are more than one supreme array pattern in Seven Treasure Ridge, it is indeed not as easy to find as the previous wondrous place.

However, as a contemporary enlightened being, even in his later years, nearing the end of his life, he was still a true enlightened being. But during the time of Amitabha Buddha, he only possessed a Dharma body formed through the power of faith. Although this Dharma body was also very powerful, it was not his true self.

In this respect, the past was better. After all, he had at least lived a second life through the power of faith, so even in his later years, his combat strength wouldn't be lacking.

Finally, the paths to immortality they pursued differed. The path of the Big Dipper is likely true, but it requires a peak-level Dao-proving individual, which is why the Amitabha Buddha Emperor failed.

The previous path was likely similar to the one the Emperor fought against; to qualify, one would probably have to go through many rebirths, so it wasn't entirely accurate.

The Supreme Lord of Morality pondered and said, "This method does have its merits, but it is ultimately not the right path."

If it were someone else, they would naturally scoff at it, but the Celestial Venerable of Mortal Realm was, after all, a powerful being capable of living six lifetimes and approaching the level of a mortal immortal, so the past could only express his agreement. After all, it was his own fault for not succeeding, while the other party had discovered so many methods to achieve immortality.

Moreover, having already undergone a transformation and rebirth once, he naturally knew how difficult it was to undergo multiple rebirths, so he had great respect for the two people in front of him.

So he went over and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoists, could you do me a favor?"

Liang Yu vaguely guessed his thoughts, so he said, "Is it about the inheritance of Buddhism?"

He nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, your insight is indeed keen. Just now, I saw a glimpse of the future. In some future life, someone will inherit our Buddhist teachings, improve them, and create a true era belonging to Buddhism."

Liang Yu naturally knew that the future Buddha he was referring to was none other than Amitabha Buddha Emperor. But to confirm, he asked, "Where could that person be?"

He once said, "It's on this ancient star."

On the verge of disappearing, his perception of the past reached an extremely terrifying level. He seemed to have truly gained a discerning eye, able to see through the three realms and six paths, and glimpse the past, present, and future. Of course, the price was that he dissipated even faster.

However, it was also because of this that he saw through Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable of Morality's purpose in coming here, so he continued, "I know that you want to obtain the inheritance of my Buddhist sect to make connections and find new paths, so as to make your own Tao and Dharma more perfect. Therefore, I entrust all the Buddhist scriptures we have accumulated to you two, so that you may use them as you see fit. I only hope that you can find that person for me and pass these scriptures on to him."

Upon hearing this, Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable of Morality immediately agreed. Although they might not still be in the mortal realm at that time, as long as they left some contingency plans in advance, they wouldn't be unable to do it.

Then his brow suddenly lit up, and countless characters completely different from those circulating in the present universe began to emerge. He transmitted all the Buddhist scriptures in his mind to the two people, placing his hopes on the future.

The ancient star where Liang Yu, the Celestial Venerable of Morality, and Black Bull are currently located is actually the Amitabha Ancient Star of later generations. This entire star field will also become the Amitabha Ancient Star Field because of the Amitabha Buddha Emperor. Therefore, the glimpse of the future seen in the past is, at least in Liang Yu's eyes, something that will truly happen.

However, Amitabha Buddha was born too late, so although he was the person we were supposed to wait for in the past, he did not live to see him until his divine thoughts and the green lamp completely disappeared, causing a large number of Buddhist scriptures to be lost.

After all, Amitabha Buddha was a great emperor from the ancient era, at least one or two million years ago, far removed from the current early primordial period.

In the original timeline, when Amitabha Buddha was born, all of this had already been completely buried in the annals of time. Therefore, he only obtained some incomplete scriptures from this place.

However, due to his extraordinary talent for Buddhism and his compassionate nature, he deduced and created countless scriptures from these incomplete texts, and on this basis, he re-established Buddhism and ushered in a glorious era.

As for the plan to manage the Western Desert and Mount Sumeru, and to unite the power of all living beings to attempt the path to immortality, it was mostly a coincidence, similar to the past. Amitabha Buddha did not obtain this method; rather, under the influence of these fragments, he unconsciously leaned towards the power of faith and the power of uniting all living beings, and thus re-explored a similar method.

However, this also shows that Amitabha Buddha was indeed extraordinary, after all, he almost perfectly replicated the achievements of several generations of Buddhism in the past era using only some incomplete scriptures. Therefore, he was indeed the key figure who made Buddhism flourish again.

However, with this, all three obsessions I had in the past have been resolved.

Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable of Morality discovered that these classics were not only ancient scriptures and secret techniques for cultivation, but also some peculiar scriptures similar to those for saving people, which could produce special effects simply by reciting them, regardless of one's level of cultivation. These scriptures often contained Buddhist ideas and concepts, which formed the foundation of their practice.

Moreover, from these scriptures, Liang Yu and the Celestial Venerable of Morality also mastered the Chaotic Ancient Method, which coexisted with the Secret Realm Method for a period of time before the mythological era. This is the Blood Transfer, Cave Heaven, and Spirit Transformation system, which has disappeared for many years.

In the current human universe, only Zhang Bairen, who has self-proclaimed himself somewhere, practices this system. And now, they too have mastered this system.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality was naturally overjoyed. This system, combined with Buddhism, allowed this avatar to achieve results completely different from the original body. With the blessing of this divine embryo formed from the Bodhi Tree, his cultivation of Buddhism would be like adding wings to a tiger.

Moreover, he could even combine the lost Chaotic Ancient Technique with his own secret realm techniques to further enhance his Dao. His premonition was indeed correct.

Liang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist, don't you want to go out and see the world?"

He sighed softly, “With two fellow Daoists by my side, my wish has been fulfilled. Now, countless years have passed, and the outside world probably has nothing that I am familiar with anymore. Rather than that, let’s not change what I remember.”

He slowly sat cross-legged in this world and began to chant scriptures, praying for the dead who had fought alongside him on the path to immortality and wishing them a better future.

Amidst the chanting of sutras, the past gradually dissipated, transforming into showers of light, leaving no trace. And the faint flame in the blue lamp behind him was extinguished completely.

He disappeared completely, but in the end, he finally saw a glimmer of hope.

(End of this chapter)